Saturday , 22 August 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Urawa Red Diamonds
9 – 10
9 – 10 pen
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 16 May 2026 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 43,064 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

6
9
11
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tōkyō 2026-02-14 FC Tōkyō 6–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-07-19 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tōkyō 2024-09-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May FC Tōkyō H 9–10 L
09 May FC Mito Holly Hock A 4–1 W
06 May Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
02 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–0 W
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
25 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 10–9 W
10 May Tōkyō Verdy H 2–1 W
06 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 0–3 L
02 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
29 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W
24 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock H 5–2 W

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds FC Tōkyō
#16 Position #12
25 Points 37
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
37 Scored 55
37 Conceded 42
+0 GD +13
1.39 PPG 2.06
39% Win % 72%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Tokyo gets underway.
  • 5' FC Tokyo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Tokyo's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 30' Kenta Nemoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' It’s high time Tatsuya Tanaka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Hiiro Komori. He replaces Ado Onaiwu on 46 minute.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' Yusuke Matsuo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Junpei Hayakawa at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Japan international Shusaku Nishikawa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Marcelo Ryan is replaced by Teruhito Nakagawa on 70 minute.
  • 75' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 404 goals from 440 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Takahiro Sekine comes on to replace Takuro Kaneko.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Kaito Yasui as he leaves the pitch. Samuel Gustafson steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Kyota Tokiwa as he leaves the pitch. Takahiro Ko steps in for FC Tokyo.
  • 9-10 the final result. Urawa Red Diamonds will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tatsuya Tanaka

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
Ryotaro Araki 2
Keita Endo 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Tadanari Lee 2
Taishi Matsumoto 2
David Moberg-Karlsson 2
Kyosuke Tagawa 2

Head to Head

2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tōkyō 2026-02-14 FC Tōkyō 6–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-07-19 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tōkyō 2024-09-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tōkyō

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tōkyō L 2026-05-09 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-05-06 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L

FC Tōkyō Form

2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tōkyō W 2026-05-10 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-05-06 FC Tōkyō 0–3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-05-02 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 FC Tōkyō W 2026-04-24 FC Tōkyō 5–2 FC Mito Holly Hock W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.72 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.19 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 98% + Both teams to score 95%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw19% FC Tōkyō46%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes95% 0% No5%
Avg goals/match: 7.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 100%
0%
± 1.5 100%
0%
± 2.5 98%
2%
± 3.5 94%
6%
± 4.5 87%
13%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
65%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tōkyō
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds33% Draw25% FC Tōkyō42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 9–10 not predicted
9 – 10
Actual
3 – 4
4.3%
3 – 3
4.1%
4 – 4
3.9%
4 – 3
3.8%
3 – 5
3.6%
2 – 4
3.5%
2 – 3
3.5%
4 – 5
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%
2 – 5
2.9%
5 – 4
2.9%
5 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 10% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 13% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 15% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 13% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
2% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.